[Leica] Ira's Mucho PESOs - 2008 Newport Beach Concours d'Elegance

[stasys1 at cox.net (Stasys Petravicius)]

Ira- the first image of the 1937 Talbot-Lago is excellent ! The others  
are very nice also. Stasys
On Oct 11, 2008, at 5:07 PM, ISILVERMN@aol.com wrote:

> I've finally found the time to work on these pictures taken a few  
> weeks ago
> at The Newport Beach Concours.  This first set is B&W, taken  with the  
> M4/35
> Summicron on Tri-X, with a yellow filter.
>
> To my eyes, nothing on four wheels was so lovely as this 1937   
> Talbot-Lago:
> _http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/CDE2008/1937+Talbot- 
> Lago+T150+
> _1_.jpg.html_
> (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/CDE2008/1937+Talbot- 
> Lago+T150+_1_.jpg.html)
>
> _http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/CDE2008/1937+Talbot- 
> Lago+T150+
> _2_.jpg.html_
> (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/CDE2008/1937+Talbot- 
> Lago+T150+_2_.jpg.html)
>
> The Alfa-Romeo 8C 2300 Zagato remains one of my all-time favorites:
> _http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/CDE2008/ 
> 1932+Alfa+Romeo+8C+230
> 0.jpg.html_
> (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/CDE2008/ 
> 1932+Alfa+Romeo+8C+2300.jpg.html)
>
> Having sparred with a Fiat throughout my college years, here's a rare   
> one:
> _http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/CDE2008/ 
> 1953+Fiat+8V+Supersoni
> c.jpg.html_
> (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/CDE2008/ 
> 1953+Fiat+8V+Supersonic.jpg.html)
>
> A pair of unusual Rolls' - a woody wagon and a boattail Phantom:
> _http://gallery.
> leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/CDE2008/1933+Rolls- 
> Royce+Shooting+Brake.jpg.html_
> (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/CDE2008/1933+Rolls- 
> Royce+Shooting+Brake.jpg.html)
>
> _http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/CDE2008/1929+Rolls- 
> Royce+Phant
> om+I.jpg.html_
> (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/CDE2008/1929+Rolls- 
> Royce+Phantom+I.jpg.html)
>
> Pure elegance - 1934 Packard Twelve Boattail Speedster:
> _http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/CDE2008/ 
> 1934+Packard+Twelve.jp
> g.html_
> (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/CDE2008/ 
> 1934+Packard+Twelve.jpg.html)
>
> Another rare one - 1954 Nash-Healey Le Mans Coupe;
> _http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/CDE2008/1953+Nash- 
> Healey+Le+Ma
> ns.jpg.html_
> (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/CDE2008/1953+Nash- 
> Healey+Le+Mans.jpg.html)
>
> And two totally different competition cars - 1946 Delage Grand Prix  
> and  1964
> Mercury Comet that ran the East African Safari:
> _http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/CDE2008/ 
> 1946+Delage+D6+GP.jpg.
> html_
> (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/CDE2008/ 
> 1946+Delage+D6+GP.jpg.html)
>
> _http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/CDE2008/ 
> 1964+Mercury+Comet+Eas
> t+African+Safari.jpg.html_
> (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/CDE2008/ 
> 1964+Mercury+Comet+East+African+Safari.jpg.html)
>
> I'm working on the (Canon) color pictures now and I'll post a few over  
> the
> next couple of days.
>
> As always, comments, critiques and suggestions are always  appreciated.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Ira Silverman
> Irvine, CA
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